Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire
Ceremonial county
Clockwise from top: Ely Cathedral from the Fens; the Guildhall in Peterborough; and the chapel of King's College, part of the University of Cambridge
Coordinates: 52°21′N 0°0′W / 52.350°N -0.000°E / 52.350; -0.000
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionEast of England
Established1 April 1974
Established byLocal Government Act 1972
Preceded by
OriginAncient
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (British Summer Time)
Members of Parliament8 MPs
PoliceCambridgeshire Constabulary
Ceremonial county
Lord LieutenantJulie Spence
High SheriffFrances Stanley (2025–26)
Area[convert: needs a number]
 • Ranked of 48
Population (2005 est.)748,600
 • Ranked29th of 48
Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Non-metropolitan county
County councilCambridgeshire County Council
ExecutiveConservative
Admin HQNew Shire Hall, Alconbury Weald
Area[convert: needs a number]
 • Ranked of 26
Population588,900
 • Ranked19th of 26
Density193/km2 (500/sq mi)
ISO 3166-2GB-CAM
GSS codeE10000003
ITLUKH12
Websitecambridgeshire.gov.uk
Largest settlementPeterborough
Unitary authorities
CouncilsPeterborough City Council
Districts

Districts of Cambridgeshire
  Unitary   County council area
Districts
  1. City of Peterborough
  2. Fenland
  3. Huntingdonshire
  4. East Cambridgeshire
  5. South Cambridgeshire
  6. City of Cambridge

Cambridgeshire is a county in England. It is located in the East part of the country. The counties around Cambridgeshire are Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west. The county town is Cambridge.

  1. ↑ "Lord Lieutenant". Cambridgeshire County Council. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018.